2018 Pirate Softball News

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team recovered from an earlier loss to top-seeded Texas Lutheran and knocked off the No. 4 seeded Centenary Ladies to punch their ticket to the SCAC Championship Game on Sunday against the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at Taylor-Sanders Field.

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team came out to Taylor-Sanders Field on Championship Sunday looking for their third SCAC Title, but could no get past the top-seeded Texas Lutheran Bulldogs, who used a hot start to take an 8-1 victory over the Pirates.

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team brought their bats to the SCAC Softball Championship on Friday as they pounded out 27 hits in two games as they stormed back to defeat the No. 6 seed Dallas Crusaders, 5-2, before returning and rolling the No. 2 seeded Schreiner Mountaineers, 12-2 (6).

IRVING, Texas - The Southwestern University softball team closed the books on the 2018 regular season and will turn its attention to postseason play after splitting their doubleheader with Dallas, 8-5 and 7-6 on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates won the series and will be the No. 3 seed at the upcoming SCAC Championships in Georgetown.

IRVING, Texas - The Southwestern University softball team moved into a tie for third place in the SCAC Standings after earning a pair of wins, 12-2 (5) and 9-1 (6), over the Dallas Crusaders on Friday evening on the road.

GEORGETOWN - The No. 2 ranked Texas Lutheran Bulldogs proved to be too much for the Southwestern University softball team on Saturday afternoon as they dropped their home doubleheader to the Bulldogs by the score of 4-0 and 16-6 (5) at Taylor-Sanders Field.

SEGUIN, Texas - The Southwestern University softball team fell short to No. 2 ranked Texas Lutheran, dropping the doubleheader to the Bulldogs 5-2 and 5-1, in SCAC play on Friday afternoon at Ed Kruse Stadium.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Southwestern University softball team used a strong pitching performance from sophomores Lindsey Longuet and Bailey Meyer to knock off the Concordia Texas Tornadoes by the score of 3-1 in 8 innings on Monday afternoon.

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team split their finale with Centenary on Sunday afternoon, winning game one 9-0 (5) before dropping the finale 3-2 to split the SCAC series at two games a piece.

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team opened their SCAC four game series with a split on Saturday afternoon at Taylor-Sanders Field, dropping the first game 8-3 before firing back for a 13-1 (5) win.

KERRVILLE, Texas - After dropping the first game of their doubleheader on Sunday and the series, the Southwestern University softball team exploded for 14 runs on 16 hits to salvage the series with a 14-9 win over the Schreiner Mountaineers on Sunday afternoon.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - After a stellar week during the Southwestern University softball's teams trip to Florida, sophomore right-hander Bailey Meyer was named the SCAC Softball Pitcher of the Week for her performance last weekend.

MINNEOLA, Fla. - The Southwestern University softball team finished off a perfect weekend in Florida as sophomore Bailey Meyer struck out 24 batters in 13.0 innings of work as Southwestern came-from-behind to defeat Mount Union, 6-3, before closing things with a 6-0 win over Bridgewater State.

CLERMONT, Fla. - The Southwestern University softball team opened their Florida roadtrip with a bang, scoring 21 total runs on 31 hits as they routed Adrian and Johnson State on Friday afternoon at Legends Way Field.

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team earned a two game sweep over Our Lady of the Lake on Saturday afternoon at Taylor-Saunder Field, defeating the Saints 6-1 and 8-3 including a rare triple play in game two.

GEORGETOWN - The Southwestern University softball team had a tough task in their home opener on Wednesday afternoon as they welcomed in the No. 3 team in the nation and 2016 National Champion Texas-Tyler Patriots. On this afternoon, the Patriots were too tough as they swept the Pirates 6-0 and 15-3 (5) at Taylor-Saunders Field.

BELTON, Texas - Sophomore pitcher Bailey Meyer threw a complete game while striking out 11 batters while sophomore Sydney Scott hit two total home runs as the Southwestern University softball team earned a split at Mary Hardin-Baylor on a damp, cold Tuesday evening.

ABILENE, Texas - The Southwestern University softball team combined for 21 runs on 29 hits as they split with the McMurry War Hawks in their season opener, winning game one 13-4 before falling 9-8 in the nightcap at Red Bud Park on Friday evening.